matthewellery

Remember the sketch show 'That Mitchell and Webb Look', it famously had a sketch about a director who made a film about cricket, despite never having watched a game. This resulted in a film that made no sense and got every aspect of the sport wrong. Containing the immortal line 'there's no such thing as a draw in cricket'.

'Gran Turismo' the film, is the racing equivalent of that sketch, without the deliberate irony.

It is as if whoever made this was told the premise of the true story, but couldn't be bothered to actually watch a race, let alone research anything about the sport.

The lack of seriousness the sport is treated with by the director must be contagious, as the actors seemingly appear not to care about delivering realistic performances either.

This isn't one of the worst films ever made, not even close, but it is one of the dumbest.

The low overall rating for this film is not justified.

Personally, I thought the original trilogy was okay - but not earth shattering as some will have you believe.

The premise of this instalment is a little silly but, frankly, very much in keeping with the premise of the original three films.

This instalment flows from the others and is produced very well.

Is it the best thing I've ever seen? No, but it's a lot better than the charlatans on this site will have you believe.

In fact, it is my favourite of the franchise.

Truly awful.

Turned this off after an hour. It has no redeeming features. Don't waste your time.

The plot is incredibly boring and the acting is even worse. Tim Roth et al are just cashing in - nothing more.

Looks like they've rebranded this film too. I watched it under the title 'The Brits are Coming'; although 'The Con is On' is a more appropriate title for this time thief of a film.